kristen | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 16 2008 | music, opera, health
Haha ... her voice is "ever-so-slightly thinner". It's fantastic that she made the decision for her health, though, and not for her career.
Quoted: Deborah Voigt returns to the Royal Opera House stage Monday, four years after the company fired her for being too big for the little black dress chosen for the title character in Richard Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos." The decision sparked a fierce debate about weight discrimination in opera.
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At 47, Voigt's career is going strong. Some critics have detected changes to her voice as a result of the weight loss, suggesting it is ever-so-slightly thinner, less warm.
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